Cartridge-cleaning apparatus.



Y PATENTBD AUG. 7, 1906. J. H. HART. CARTRIDGE CLEANING APPARATUS.-

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Speccaton of Letters'Patent.

Patented Aug. 7, 1906.

\ Application had January 22.1906'. Serin No. 297,223.

. To all whom, timmy concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHNH. HART, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Tacoma, in the county'of Pierce and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Cartridge- Cleaning Apparatus, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to devices Jfor cleaning cartridge-shells, and has for its objects to clean a number of shells at the same time and to hold the cartridges in their proper position while being cleaned. I attain these objects by ,the mechanism illustrated in' the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a plan of my device. Fig. 2 is an end view thereof. Fig. 3 is a side view of the mechanism. Fig. 4 is'a side view of the cartridge-holder, showing it partly opened; and Fig. 5 is a plan or' a part thereof, showing one cartridge-shell in lace.

Similar numerals o reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

My invention consists of a frame 1, provided with .jaws 2, by means of which it is clamped with the screw 3 to any convenient I table., The frame 1 extends upward from the jaws 2 a convenient distancel to a -bos's 4 and -then bends et right angles to form thev horizontal arm 5, which extends' over the table to which the frame is fastened. itei'erring to Fig. 1, it will be seen that a bar .is secured to'the end of the arm 5, lying directly back of said arm and being separated therefrom by a small space, the parts 5 and 6 being suitably' grooved or dovetailed at their ends, as shown in Fig. 2, to insure their alinement at all times and are pulled together through this. dovetailed jointv by a suitable bolt 7.

A driving gear-wheel 8 ismounted on a pin 9, which is secured in the boss 4 above mentioned and lhas an operating-handle 10 secured to it. This gear 8 gears with the train oi'similar smaller gears 11, which are mounted between the arm 5 and the bar 6. These gears 11 are provided on one side witha small bearing-shaft 12, which engages in suitable holes in the bar 6, and on the other side with bearing-shafts 13 of larger diameter, which engage in larger holes in the arm Extending out from these large bearings 13 are the brush-shaftsle, on which are mounted any suitable cleaning or 'scouring device, (indicated in the drawings as the brushes 15.) It Will be seen that if it is descouring-brushes 15 it is-only necessary'to unscrew the bolt 7, remove thebar, and then the gears 11 are all free to be removed trom thearm 5, and since the holes in the arm freely through them. Should it not be desired to use brushes, these maybe replaced sloth, a spon e, or other device.

The cartri ges are held at their proper disconsists of two blocks of wood or other mateiormed in their adjacent surfaces semicylindrical recesses 18, into which the cartrid esaid blocks. These blocks 16 and 17 are also ysisting of apivoted hook 19, secured tothe the block 16', so that when the 'recesses 18 have been filled with cartridges and the engages the button 20 then the cartridges within the recesses will be clamped between the blocks 16 and 17, and since the-'recesses 1S are spaced to correspond with the spacing of the shafts 14 the cartridge-shells therein will Alit over the brushes when they are applied thereto. Having now described my invention, what I claim is-- v 1. 1n a cartridge-cleaning apparatus, the' combination of a irame, a driving gear-wheelf said frame, a removable back bar secured to the end of said arm, a train of driven gears mounted between said arm and said bach bar and gearing with said driving gear-wheel, and cleaning-brushes secured4 to said driven 'gears and adapted to clean the inside of cartridge-- shells.

2. In a cartri combination of amounted thereon, an arm extending tromsaid hame and having large bearing-heine therein, a removable back bar secured to the holes therein, a train of driven gears mounted between: said arm and said back bar in the bearing-holes therein and gearin withsaid driving gear-wheel, and cleanin rusheseecured to said driven gears an adapted tu cleanthe inside of cartridge-shells. v

rial 16 and 17, hinged togetherand having.

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blocks brought together and the hook 19- dige-cleaning apparatus, the. ame, a driving gear-wheel end oiA said arm and having smaller-nearingsired to'remove, Jfor any cause, any of the 5 are of large diameter the brushes 15 will pass tances apart 1n the cartridge-holder, which by any cleaning or scouring means, such as a Y. v

provided with a suitable latching device conblock 17 and a nail or button 20, secured to f mounted thereon, an arm extendingfrom' y 3 In e cartridge-cleaning apparatus, a hold cartridge-shells in such poston that frame having a driving-gear mounted thereeach shell may be brought. simultaneously in on, an arm extending from said frame, a recleaning Contact with the corresponding romovable back bar secured t the end of said tabng brush. v

5 arm, a train of driven gears mounted be- In testimony whereof I affix my signature 15 tween said arm and said back' bar and earin presence of two witnesses.

i i ing with said driving gear-Wheel, and o eau- JOHN H. HART.

ing-brushes secured to and extending from NVitnesses: sind drvlnggears; in combination with e M. H. Conny, 1o clamp having reoesses therein adapted to M. A. VAN HOUSE. 

